Susani Violet Mathye (born 12 November 1967) is a

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

n politician who has represented the

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(ANC) in the

Limpopo Provincial Legislature The Limpopo Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of Limpopo. It is unicameral in its composition, and elects the Premier of Limpopo, premier and the provincial cabinet, the Executive Council (Sou ...

since 2014. She was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 2014 general election, ranked 26th on the ANC's provincial party list. She was ranked 14th upon her re-election in the 2019 general election. Simultaneously, Mathye served as Regional Deputy Chairperson of the ANC's branch in Mopani between 2013 and 2021. She was elected comfortably to the position in November 2013, beating Norman Machete with 102 votes against Machete's 66, and she was re-elected in September 2017. She deputised Regional Chairpersons Seaparo Sekoati (from 2013 to 2017) and Pule Shayi from (2017 to 2021). At the party's next regional elective conference in June 2021, Mathye did not stand for re-election and was succeeded by Gerson Molapisane. She was also elected to two consecutive four-year terms on the

Limpopo Limpopo () is the northernmost Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The term Limpopo is derived from Rivombo (Livombo/Lebombo), a ...

ANC's Provincial Executive Committee in June 2018 and June 2022. Having been re-elected to the Provincial Legislature in the 2024 general election, Mathye was named to the Limpopo Executive Council; her portfolio being Transport and Community Safety.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mathye, Violet Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature African National Congress politicians 21st-century South African politicians 21st-century South African women politicians Women members of provincial legislatures of South Africa